mangrove swamp

noun

a coastal marine swamp of tropical or subtropical regions that is dominated by mangrove trees.

Origin of mangrove swamp

First recorded in 1850–55

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For example, if a factory owner can’t figure out how to eliminate their emissions with current technologies, they can pay to restore a mangrove swamp that will absorb an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide.
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It is on the edge of the mangrove swamp, and is reached by a sort of causeway of turf.
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What made the steep cliff at the south end of Punta Grande, on which a mangrove swamp now abuts?
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The air was nauseous with the dank mucky odour that cooked out of the mangrove swamp.
Jerry of the Islands | Jack London
The salt tang of the sea gladdened his nostrils, and he snorted with the pleasure of the stench of the mangrove swamp.
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In the first man-drive through the mangrove swamp Seelee caught two.
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